Courtenay Myers Lima > Latham & Watkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
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NEW YORK
NY 10020
United States

Work Department

Courtenay Myers Lima is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Ms. Myers Lima is a member of the Corporate Department and the Capital Markets and Financial Regulatory practices. She has broad US and international experience advising financial institutions on public and private capital markets offerings, regulatory matters and corporate governance. She also advises global financial institutions in connection with hybrid capital and other structured product transactions. Additionally, she has experience with international equity and debt offerings.

Position

Corporate Partner

Career

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Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

Based in New York, Latham & Watkins LLP covers the full range of over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives products, advising on swap, option and structured-note transactions involving interest rates, currencies, commodities, securities and credit, as well as derivatives relating to cryptocurrencies and digital assets. In addition to housing a robust commodities and derivatives regulation and enforcement practice, other key areas of expertise include equity-linked products and acting for US and international lenders and borrowers on margin loan transactions. Rafal Gawlowski chairs the financial institutions industry group and Witold Balaban, who splits his time between the firm’s New York and London offices, is noted for his standout experience advising on equity derivatives. Yvette Valdez acts for emerging companies, financial institutions and investment managers on regulatory issues associated with crypto-assets, and jointly leads the commodities and derivatives regulation and enforcement practice alongside enforcement expert Douglas Yatter. Courtenay Myers Lima advises on the structuring and distribution of innovative structured products, while Catherine Lee and Reza Mojtabaee-Zamani focus on equity-linked matters. Eric Rice, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, is another key contact in the group.